{"product_id":"strangely-beautiful-paperback","title":"Strangely Beautiful - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeanna Renee Hieber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginally published as two books, \u003ci\u003eStrangely Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e unites Leanna Renee Hieber's critically acclaimed novels in a single revised volume, restoring the author's original vision for the work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiss Persephone Parker--known as Percy--is different, with her lustrous, snow-white hair, pearlescent pale skin, and uncanny ability to see and communicate with ghosts. Seeking to continue her education, Percy has come to Queen Victoria's London, to the Athens Academy. What she will learn there will change her life forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAthens Academy is the citadel of The Guard, an ancient order that battles the forces of evil. The Victorian Guard, led by professor Alexi Rychman, is incomplete. They cannot defeat Jack the Ripper-- who is more than the serial killer he appears to be--or the greater monster his appearance heralds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePercy's lifelong habit of concealment combined with Alexi's fevered search for the Guard's missing seventh nearly prove disastrous as ancient Greek myths begin playing out in modern, gaslit, Victorian London. Percy and her new friends and allies must overcome their preconceptions about each other and their own histories before they can set the world to rights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrangely Beautiful series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Strangely Beautiful\u003cbr\u003e Perilous Prophecy\u003cbr\u003e Miss Violet and the Great War \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Eterna Files series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Eterna Files\u003cbr\u003e Eterna and Omega\u003cbr\u003e The Eterna Solution\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLEANNA RENEE HIEBER is the author of the Strangely Beautiful saga, The Eterna Files trilogy, and the Spectral City series. Rarely seen out of Victorian garb, Hieber has won four Prism Awards for her Gothic and gaslamp fantasy novels, and has lectured on Gothic fiction and paranormal themes for NYU and at conferences around the US. She is a licensed ghost tour guide in New York City and prides herself on her knowledge of the city's haunts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131692257415,"sku":"9780765377432","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dadf97c0c6d047fb47ad682c760e3be9.webp?v=1732620873","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/strangely-beautiful-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}